Category Archives: Homeland Security

ICE Contracts Are Booming. See Which Vendors Are in Your State

News Immigration ICE Contracts Are Booming. See Which Vendors Are in Your State. A young protester holds up a sign at a demonstration in Denver, Colorado, to demand the closure of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Fitch Downgrades CoreCivic’s IDR to ‘BB’; Revises Outlook to Negative

Fitch Downgrades CoreCivic’s IDR to ‘BB’; Revises Outlook to Negative 23 Jul 2019 02:11 PM ET Fitch Ratings – New York – 23 July 2019: Fitch Ratings has downgraded the ratings… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ties Between ICE Contractor, Virginia Democrats Questioned

Ties Between ICE Contractor, Virginia Democrats Questioned A small but vocal group of activists are calling for Democrats to stop taking cash from the CEO of MVM Inc., which they say… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private inspectors paint a rosy picture of U.S. immigrant detention centers. Audits find otherwise

Private inspectors paint a rosy picture of U.S. immigrant detention centers. Audits find otherwise A guard escorts an immigrant detainee from his segregation cell back into the general population at Adelanto… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills

Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills In a series of emails, prison execs pleaded with ICE to pick up their multimillion-dollar tab. At the same time, they… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Fifth Third to Halt Future Financing to Private-Prison Firms

‎July‎ ‎15‎, ‎2019‎ ‎1‎:‎29‎ ‎PM Fifth Third to Halt Future Financing to Private-Prison Firms By Lananh Nguyen ‎July‎ ‎15‎, ‎2019‎ ‎1‎:‎29‎ ‎PM A Fifth Third Bancorp branch in Romeoville, Illinois. Photographer:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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What to Know About Private Prisons Amid the U.S. Border Crisis

What to Know About Private Prisons Amid the U.S. Border Crisis SANTA BARBARA, CA – JUNE 12: The Santa Barbara County Detention and Correctional Facility, one of two jails where singer… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Activists Question Ties Between Ex-ICE Contractor And Virginia Democrats

Activists Question Ties Between Ex-ICE Contractor And Virginia Democrats July 18, 2019  — Ben Paviour Gov. Ralph Northam (left) alongside Dario Marquez, Jr. (center) and Wendy Marquez (right) at a bill signing… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Before Being Hacked, Border Surveillance Firm Lobbied to Downplay Security and Privacy Concerns About Its Technology

Cars line up to cross from Tijuana, Mexico, into San Diego in the U.S., on April 4, 2019. Photo: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images Before Being Hacked, Border Surveillance Firm Lobbied to Downplay… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Adelanto wins lawsuit stemming from ICE processing center public records request

Adelanto wins lawsuit stemming from ICE processing center public records request By Garrett Bergthold Staff Writer By Martin Estacio Staff Writer Posted Jul 9, 2019 at 5:02 PM Updated Jul 10, 2019 at 3:40 PM SAN BERNARDINO — Federal law forbids… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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